Mr. Jnananjan Panda holds a Masters degree in Urban Planning from School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, Bachelors in Architecture from College of Engineering and Technology, Bhubaneswar.

He is an experienced and motivated professional with a proven track record of more than nine years in the field of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) projects implemented in India and Indonesia at different levels (Local, Provincial and National and Regional). Good analytical, documentation, communication, project & finance management skills for projects. Experience of working with project partners, teams and other stakeholders.
During his long years of experience in different fields he has worked on promotion of disaster resistant housing technologies which contributed in sustainable habitat development, empowerment of the local government and community and have worked on climate change adaptation and mitigation issues at a regional level. In past he worked with UNDP, international NGO’s etc.